Most Popular Books by Kevin Williamson

"You can''t truly understand the country you''re living in without reading Williamson." —Rich Lowry, National Review "His observations on American culture, history, and politics capture the moment we''re in—and where we are going." —Dana Perino, Fox News An Appalachian economy that uses cases of Pepsi as money. Life in a homeless camp in Austin. A young woman whose résumé reads, “Topless Chick, Uncredited.” Remorselessly unsentimental, Kevin D. Williamson is a chronicler of American underclass dysfunction unlike any other. From the hollows of Eastern Kentucky to the porn business in Las Vegas, from the casinos of Atlantic City to the heroin rehabs of New Orleans, he depicts an often brutal reality that does not fit nicely into any political narrative or comfort any partisan. Coming from the world he writes about, Williamson understands it in a way that most commentators on American politics and culture simply can’t. In these sometimes savage and often hilarious essays, he takes readers on a wild tour of the wreckage of the American republic—the “white minstrel show” of right-wing grievance politics, progressive politicians addicted to gambling revenue, the culture of passive victimhood, and the reality of permanent poverty. Unsparing yet never unsympathetic, Big White Ghetto provides essential insight into an enormous but forgotten segment of American society.

Argues that the same impulse for control that governed the Soviet Union is present in the American health care and educational systems and that socialism can never work because of human nature.

Dawson, Joey, Pacey, and Jen decide to take a trip to Vermont for a ski weekend. Jen thinks this is a perfect opportunity to rekindle things with Dawson. Dawson wonders the same thing, except he''s also got Joey on his mind.

A pretty foreigner named Sheila causes trouble in Dawson and Joey''s friendship, while Pacey and Jen take a lifeguarding class where they learn skills they will unexpectedly need to use.

During a class field trip to an island nature preserve, a freak storm causes Joey and Dawson to become lost in the woods, where they take shelter in an abandoned cabin.

The hunters become the hunted. . . . Driven from their hometown of Mystic Falls, both Stefan Salvatore and his brother, Damon, arrived in Europe looking for a fresh start. But Samuel, a wealthy and cunning vampire, has other plans for them. First he ruined Stefan’s peaceful existence and now he’s framing Damon for the most gruesome murders London has ever seen. United against their common enemy, Stefan and Damon are stunned when they realize that the source of Samuel’s rage lies in their past—tied up with the woman who forever changed their lives. Haunted by the memory of Katherine, the brothers find that their uneasy alliance is tested. Can they overcome their rivalry to defeat Samuel before he exacts his final revenge? Based on the popular CW TV show inspired by the bestselling novels, Stefan’s Diaries reveals the truth about what really happened between Stefan, Damon, and Katherine—and how the Vampire Diaries love triangle began.

Stefan Salvatore has come to terms with being a vampire. The events of the past few months have sobered him, and the fog of his own blood lust has begun to lift. He travels to New York City to start a new life, one that does not require him to kill humans to survive. Instead he feeds off of animals in Central Park. But the quiet life he envisioned is jolted when he runs into his brother Damon, who has convinced New York high society that he is Italian royalty. While Stefan is regaining his humanity, Damon has completely lost his. Stefan will do whatever it takes to protect Damon from himself, but there is another villain present. A vampire that seeks revenge for a death the Salvatores are responsible for. Stefan and Damon will have to work together to fight the greatest evil yet.

Strange and scary things are happening in Capeside. Joey, Dawson, Pacey, Andie, and Jen are starting to feel as if they''re caught up in a strange parody of "Scream." Is it a joke, or is there really someone dangerous out there?

The principal of Capeside High School sends Jen, Joey, Pacey, Jack, Andie, and Dawson to a wilderness training course at Wilderness Camp.

The year is 1864 and Stefan Salvatore is engaged to a girl he does not love. He falls for the mischievous girl named Kathrine. But she has a dark secret: She''s a vampire.

Stress Much? Two days into rehearsal, the director of the Capeside Christmas Winter Follies drops out, so Dawson volunteers to direct the town show. But he''s finding out the hard way it''s easier to direct a small cast film than a giant Christmas pageant filled with friends, family, and neighbors. Now everybody''s feuding with everybody else. Dawson, Joey, Pacey, Jen, Jack, and Andie are all stressed out. Then a tremendous ice storm hits...and frozen hearts begin to melt.... JOEY, DAWSON, PACEY, JEN, JACK, ANDIE Six teens ready to take on the world. They''re learning about life, and learning how to love.

Kevin Williamson was founding editor of the legendary Rebel Inc. publishing house. This is his first collection of poetry.

Disaster strikes when Bessie and Joey''s plan to make money during the "Weekend of the Whales" festival fails when Bessie sprains her ankle, the cooks become sick from spoiled potato salad, and it pours all weekend.

Pacey has a great idea to raise money to protect Dunn''s Lighthouse from developers. Students will volunteer to dress as celebs, and other teens will bid on them. The highest bidders for the "stars" will own them for a day.

Pocket Books is the official "Dawson''s Creek" publisher. This series is "must-read TV" ("Teen People", 11/98). The Icehouse is in serious needs of funds, so Joey takes matters into her own hands and finds work as an underwear model. But suddenly her pictures end up on the Internet and heads are turning at school.

Dawson and Pacey follow Joey and Jen to a party in New York City.

As Dawson and his best friend, Joey, turn fifteen in Capeside, a small coastal town in New England, they must cope with the changes in their bodies and their lives as Dawson and another boy prepare to compete in a student video contest.

The use of recreational drugs has become the subject of an unprecedented national debate over the past year. The outbreak of media hysteria following the death of Leah Betts and others has provoked leading politicians into declaring a war on drugs.

Each year, the United States spends $65,000 per poor family to “fight poverty” – in a country in which the average family income is just under $50,000. Meanwhile, most of that money goes to middle-class and upper-middle-class families, and the current U.S. poverty rate is higher than it was before the government began spending trillions of dollars on anti-poverty programs. In this eye-opening Broadside, Kevin D. Williamson uncovers the hidden politics of the welfare state and documents the historical evidence that proves Lyndon B. Johnson’s “Great Society” was designed to do one thing: maximize the number of Americans dependent upon the government. The welfare state was never meant to eliminate privation; it was created to keep Democrats in power.

Angleterre, 1888. En s’installant dans la paisible campagne anglaise, Stefan Salvatore pensait avoir échappé à son passé sanglant. Mais bientôt à Londres une rumeur court sur un mystérieux meurtrier sanguinaire : Jack l’Éventreur. Impliqué dans l’enquête, Stefan est convaincu qu’il s’agit plutôt de l’œuvre d’un vampire. Plus il avance dans ses recherches et plus il a le sentiment que le véritable responsable de ces crimes effroyables est quelqu’un qu’il ne connaît que trop bien : son frère Damon.

Stefan et Damon Salvatore doivent désormais faire face à leur nouvelle condition de vampires. Ils fuient Mystic Falls, leur ville natale prise d''assaut par des chasseurs de vampires, et se dirigent vers La Nouvelle-Orléans. Tandis que Stefan se délecte de ses pouvoirs, Damon continue de pleurer la perte de Katherine, la magnifique et cruelle vampire qui les a transformés. Bientôt La Nouvelle-Orléans se révèle le lieu de toutes les tentations et de tous les dangers. Stefan tombe amoureux d''une humaine et son sang-froid est mis à rude épreuve. Damon, lui, est capturé par un chasseur de vampire sadique et sans pitié. Stefan sait qu''il n''a d''autre choix que de sauver son frère, mais qu''en sera-t-il de son nouvel amour ?

Mystic Falls, 1864. Stefan Salvatore vit avec son père, qui arrange son mariage avec une jeune fille de bonne famille, Rosalyn. Malgré son sens des convenances et des traditions, Stefan a du mal à se résigner totalement à cette union qu’il ne désire pas. C’est alors qu’arrive Katherine, que le père de Stefan recueille après que la jeune fille a perdu toute sa famille dans un terrible accident. Stefan tombe aussitôt sous le charme de cette mystérieuse personne. Un charme qui va s’exercer également sur Damon, le frère de Stefan, de retour du front. Un triangle amoureux d’une dangereuse sensualité commence alors à se dessiner... Mais bientôt des événements sanglants se succèdent dans la région. On soupçonne la présence de vampires. Lorsque sa fiancée est retrouvée morte dans des conditions atroces, les soupçons de Stefan grandissent.

À peine remis de la dernière attaque de Samuel, cet impitoyable vampire prêt à tout pour venger la mort de Katherine, Stefan et Damon trouvent refuge dans un improbable coven secret de sorcières. Mais le plan de Samuel est plus diabolique encore que ce qu’ils imaginaient : les deux frères doivent l’arrêter avant qu’il parvienne à contrôler mentalement tant les humains que les vampires. Ils n’ont pas le droit à l’échec, trop de vies sont en jeu...

Pensant pouvoir prendre un nouveau départ, Stefan et Damon ont quitté l’Amérique pour s’installer en Europe, où personne ne les connaît. Mais très vite ils ont été remarqués par Samuel, un vampire aussi riche que fourbe, qui a de grandes et cruelles ambitions pour eux. Unis contre cet ennemi commun qu’ils veulent détruire à tout prix, Stefan et Damon découvrent avec horreur que la haine de Samuel à leur égard a un rapport direct avec leur passé. Avec Katherine. La fragile alliance des deux frères, toujours hantés par le souvenir de celle qu’ils ont tous deux aimée, est mise à rude épreuve. Stefan et Damon parviendront-ils à dépasser leur rivalité, pour vaincre Samuel avant qu’il mette ses terribles plans à exécution ?

Après la trahison de son frère, Stefan part tenter sa chance à Manhattan. Se jurant de ne plus nuire à aucun être humain, il décide de se nourrir uniquement d’animaux pour survivre. Lui qui a retrouvé son humanité, contrairement à Damon qui l’a complètement perdue, souhaite surtout se fondre dans la masse. Mais alors qu’il pense avoir laissé son passé derrière lui, Stefan découvre qu’il ne peut échapper à Damon, qui conserve de grandes ambitions pour leur duo. C’est alors qu’un vampire fait surface pour venger une mort dont les deux frères sont responsables. Stefan et Damon doivent s’allier pour l’affronter.

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